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One Israeli voice against the "killing as many as possible"

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2009-01-09 11:26

Picka
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Gideon Levy, in his January 9th article, The Time of the Righteous, appearing in the Israeli newspaper, Haaretz, states:

"This war, perhaps more than its predecessors, is exposing the true deep veins of Israeli society. Racism and hatred are rearing their heads, as is the impulse for revenge and the thirst for blood. The "inclination of the commander" in the Israel Defense Forces is now "to kill as many as possible," as the military correspondents on television describe it. And even if the reference is to Hamas fighters, this inclination is still chilling."

"Rightists, nationalists, chauvinists and militarists are the only legitimate bon ton in town. Don't bother us about humaneness and compassion. Only at the edges of the camp can a voice of protest be heard - illegitimate, ostracized and ignored by media coverage - from a small but brave group of Jews and Arabs."

Does this somehow remind you of the rhetoric before the Iraq war?

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